bruce79 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 I sold these off a bit ago but not before snapping some pics. The 188 is the standard daylight case and the 196 is the 'old case'. Judge for yourself...I don't know which one is more accurate to the gen...I'll leave that to the experts but I thought it'd be good to finally get some pics side by side. old case on left...as you can see, the caseback is much thicker on the old case... old case on top...bezel is clearly thicker on the old case...lugs are shaped differently too... old case on left...bezel is wider/fatter on the new case, the bezel on the old case is thinner... old case on right...the crown guard is thinner on the old case, I don't know which is more accurate... old case on right...this picture speaks for itself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 thank you very much for the comparison photos...now it is very easy to spot the differences.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Thats a huge difference.. thanks for doing those pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2004 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Bruce79, thanks for clearing this up for me i too thought the same thing. bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 i have an old case 196 version also.. beautiful watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 And to give you a sense how good the old case is - here are a couple of pics of old case versus gen (albeit the case is the pre-daylight version but you get the drift): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sql_pl Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Great pics, thanks! My old case 196 is the only rep that I am sure I will never get rid of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard lawton Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Hi All I agree with sql, I have the old case 7753 with genuine crown it's a keeper for sure Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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